Shaboozey is going viral for his reaction to fellow country star Megan Moroney crediting the Carter Family with having “basically invented country music” while they presented at the American Music ...

During Monday’s live show, the two singers took the stage to present the award for favorite country duo or group. “Country music has been an important part of AMA history,” Shaboozey, born Collins ...

When Shaboozey heard that The Carter Family “basically invented country music,” he had about as honestly Black a reaction as one can have—shade. The American Music Awards (AMAs) took place over the ...

Country rapper and singer Shaboozey had a hard time hiding his confusion at the 2025 American Music Awards. The ceremony, which aired on Monday, was the first production of the show since November ...

Over the past few years, an array of musicians, historians, researchers, and critics have helped upend the history of country music. They’ve brought overdue attention to the myriad, yet long-ignored ...

Shaboozey let his eyebrows do the talking in one odd, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment at the 2025 American Music Awards on Monday night (May 26). The “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” star was onstage with Megan ...

Shaboozey wasn’t “tipsy” but, rather, appeared to have reached some kind of tipping point in reaction to the patter that he and fellow country star Megan Moroney read as presenters at the American ...

Shaboozey’s side-eye at Megan Moroney’s Carter Family comment during the 2025 AMAs lit up social media and reignited debate over country music’s roots. Shaboozey didn’t hold back his reaction Monday ...

During the American Music Awards broadcast, a curious moment occurred when breakout country stars Megan Moroney and Shaboozey took the stage in Las Vegas to present the award for favorite country duo ...

When Shaboozey offered Megan Moroney a well-timed side-eye on the AMAs stage, the internet clocked it in real time. And as far as side-eyes go, this one came with history. During the 2025 American ...

At the American Music Awards Black country artist Shaboozey questioned Megan Moroney's assertion that the Carter Family invented country music. Lesley Riddle, a Black guitar playing songwriter, was ...